14 posts from May 2011

May 10, 2011

Our trip turned out super nice! I took so many pictures that I'm going to break it up into 2 posts. :)

We stayed in a house in Bella Beach again. We usually stay in a new house every year, and this year was no different. We were able to have my grandma come along with us this time and that was really nice. She said it had been 15 years since she had made a trip to the Oregon Coast. :)

If you havent stayed in Bella Beach before I would HIGHLY recommend it. The houses are ADORABLE, and really help add to the saltwater and ocean breezes.

We stayed in a house called Sunset 389 and it was really nice. The main level was on the second floor which wasnt exactly ideal. But finding a house that slept 9 adults and 4 kids wasnt a walk in the park. :) This one really was our best available option. Grandma was able to sleep downstairs on a bunkbed room with Jada and Trin, my sister and her husband took a downstairs bed, and so did Jaydon and I. My brother and his wife took the upstairs bonus room that had a deep sleeper sofa. My parents had the master bedroom on the second level.

Here is a panorama shot I took with my Sony. Our house was on the right... and here is a picture of the house by itself:

a view from the second story deck:

It rained off and on the first night we were there and into the next morning. It wouldnt be a trip to the coast if it didnt rain at all right? Anyhow, that next morning we woke up early and headed out to the beach at low tide. It was drizzly and a bit on the chilly side.

My dad and Journey in pic above. Trin and her cousin Jada in the picture below:

Jada doing her "explorer pose" I'm definitely going to have to grab her for a fun photo shoot. She is totally into posing right now... :)

It started raining so we decided to head back to the house where we all changed into some dry clothes. I snapped this adorable picture of Journey and her cousin Noah (they're just 2 weeks apart)

(never mind Journeys hat, she decided she liked wearing it backwards... talk about a fashionista)

We all agreed that the Humble Pie Pizzeria was totally cool:

Writing on the walls was allowed... they supplied chalk for the chalkboards, you could play pool for free, and they had the neatest little kid corner! Oh- and the pizza was AWESOME. I seriously took SO many pictures there, that I am going to have to devote an entire post featuring this little pizza place.

After eating we decided to walk off some of the calories at the outlet mall. This is also a yearly must do. :)

After that we ate at Mo's (one of the best seafood places in my opinion) and then headed back to the house to relax a bit. It was a super quiet and relaxing evening. We worked on a double sided star wars puzzle that was nearly IMPOSSIBLE to put together. I went to bed and left Jaydon and Jono (my brother-in-law) to finish it. They stayed up until 1:00 in the morning finishing it. Well techincally they never finished it it was missing like 5 pieces. Isnt that SO annoying!? I'm sure they would have got done MUCH quicker if I hadnt of abandoned them. I was after all contributing the most... HAH HAH...

The next morning was Mothers day!! :) It ended up being a really nice day too, but I'm saving that for part two! :) Did you have a nice Mothers Day? I'm going to try and get newsletters out tomorrow night. I'm featuring exclusive coupon discounts with the newsletters, for both my etsy and digital eye candy shop. If you havent signed up be sure and do so by tomorrow night! I'm also releasing a new set of overlays, and a couple new art prints. Stay tuned tomorrow for more details. :)

May 06, 2011

I've gotta make this quick, cause we are running out the door, but I wanted to give a reason for my slight dissappearance. We're going to the oregon coast for our annual Beach trip. :) The pictures above were taken over the last couple of trips we've taken. :) Anyhow I'll be back Tuesday with LOTS of pictures to share!! :)

The doe and buck silhouette are also available without the hearts. Just cause I know some might not appreciate the hearts as much as I do... :)

Anyhow as many of you know we're renovating our motorhome and I've been working with a rustic woodsy theme. Using lots of gray and white with added snippets of yellow throughout. It has been SOO much fun working on this little project. I put together a few pictures to show how well the new art would work in, and I'm totally loving it!

I'm getting ready to print the deer now, and I think I'll try attaching the canvas to a stretched canvas panel I already have, (will let you know how that turns out!) that way I can avoid working with a glass frame, (less breakage while traveling) and it will tie in even more with the whole "natural rustic-ness" :) The bottom left image shows the flooring we're planning to put in. It is called VIntage White Pine by Pergo, Home depot sells it but it is a special order. Which means I will be impatiently awaiting its arrival. We havent even ordered it yet, so that means I have a really long wait ahead of me. *sigh* well at least the rest of the motorhome is almost to what I would consider a finished state. I had been collecting plastic (super inexpensive) dishes for the motorhome (non breakable, quieter traveling down the road) and it was fun to finally put them in the cabinets. :) I still need to clean and line the drawers, and pick up some cheap silverware/utensils.

If you look up (and avoid the floor!) then we're starting to look finished! :)

So far the girls love going out to the motorhome while I work on random motorhome related things. I bring out my laptop and let them pick a movie, and they sit at the table and color. There are usually snacks and juice boxes involved too... :) It rained while we were inside on this day, and it sounded awesome. :)

I still need to do another coat of white paint on the udnerside of that cabinet, but the birch trees are finished. I'll try to devote more of an official post on the before and after of the tree mural.

I ordered more bird/animal pillows from bird mafia. :) Somewhat obsessed with them at the moment.

Well, I think that is all the updates I have for the time being... Do you have weekend plans? We're taking our annual trip to the Oregon Coast, I really hope it doesnt rain too much! :)

May 02, 2011

Hello there!! How ARE you? :) I'm doing just great, had a really nice weekend with BEAUTIFUL weather. We went to a car show on Saturday...

I really liked this car because the tail lights reminded me of the ever trendy chevron pattern! :)

We went to the same car show last year and I got this picture of all 4 of us...

Should have done the same thing this year! :) It could have been our yearly family picture... HAH! :) Hope you had a great weekend too. :) Been to any car shows lately? I like going, but I breeze through them pretty quickly... Jaydon on the other hand, well he likes to take time to appreciate each and every car... he's taught me lots of patience since we've been married. Sometimes I need to be reminded to slow down, and take a breath of fresh air. :) However, sometimes... he just needs to hurry! ;)